PatricksMom

Agreed, is there a particular reason why he needs to be crated? Some dogs do, but not all.

I'm sorry, we've been there too. Spoiling her like her birthday every day is the best thing you can do.

Another blood test, another set of good results. Fingers crossed for a good outcome. Thank you for the encouragement.

Good report from the vet this morning. No symptoms at all, the vet this morning said it was good to bring them in to be safe, but he hasn't seen any problems with dogs with cooked raisins. Petey, my new 2 year old, was so intrigued by everything going on in the ICU they had to give him Trazadone to get him to finally go to bed Henry, my introvert, is going to come home exhausted. Still, no more raisin bagels in this house.

The boys between them ate 6 raisin bagels today, our vet got them to throw up 2-3 bagels and now they're up a the e-vet hospital for 48 hours of fluid and monitoring. So far, about 6 hours out, no symptoms and good bloodwork, the vet says that's a very good sign. Can anyone give me any hope about their overall prognosis? The internet seems to suggest a 5% death rate, but the emergency hospital says they generally see all the dogs who come in for the full protocol emerge okay? I just can't lose Henry or Petey.

Insanely jealous. I've flown through one airport with friendly dogs--the SPCA brought in dogs you could pet and they could get socialized (unlike the bomb dogs who also seem friendly but you're not allowed to pet). I'm a nervous flyer and it would be even better to have greyhound friends to be able to hang out with before flights.

Our group in SC hauls up from FL and we seem to have a lot of dogs right now, more than 6 months ago or so, although we also seem to take whoever needs a home, or at least I haven't seen any preference for cat-safe or female in terms of who's listed on the website. So it may indeed be a transportation challenge. Not sure what will happen as the tracks close.

Oh no, I'm so very sorry.

Interesting, it's a terrible disease, it would be wonderful to see an effective treatment.

Thank you all for caring, I've pulled together something in the remembrance forum.

Oh, Leo. I met you at the farmer's market M&G. I sat on the ground, you crawled in my lap, gave me a kiss that was practically pornographic, and I was in love. We couldn't bring you home then, Murphy was near the end and needed our attention, but when we were ready I called the adoption group about you. Kim said you were her favorite, your foster family was only willing to let you go because they couldn't handle another dog because they loved you so much, and then you joined our family. I picked you up, and your foster dad said here, you need to take this purple bone with you--it's his favorite, I don't know why. Later I bought you an identical blue bone, and another purple kong toy (football). You ignored the blue bone, it had to be purple. Football went everywhere--it helped your anxiety--and now it's gone to the bridge with you. A few months ago I bought you a purple octopus. He was a fast friend, I'm keeping him to remember you. Everything had to be purple. Your anxiety was so severe. Thank you to Jennifer for explaining what fear aggression was, that helped us help you. Prozac helped, but so did the move to the house. You didn't live a large life--you mostly stayed home and enjoyed your house, your yard, and your beloved back porch where you napped in the sun, trash talked squirrels, and hung out with us and your brother. You loved that porch and your sunny spots. And you spent an entire spring arguing with a hawk about who would eat the squirrels. You were your daddy's shadow during the day. You adored him, spent all your time with him, and followed him everywhere. At night, you cuddled with me in bed. Your anxiety was so real to you, and you helped me with mine at night. I just can't begin to believe you're gone, so suddenly, when you weren't sick. I wish you had enjoyed more trips to the ice cream parlor, more movie nights, more days in the sun. But your last day was good, a Leo kind of day. We were all home together and you spent most of the day chilling on the couch with your daddy. You enjoyed your porch and your sun, had a fancy dinner with chicken, and cuddled up with me in bed. I'm glad your passing was peaceful for you--no anxiety in the end. We miss you friend. Godspeed, you were very loved. May you find many purple things at the rainbow bridge and find your brothers Patrick and Murphy.

We dog sat for a boy that was nearly that big just off the track. He was built like a tank, could knock me over just leaning on me, and is the sweetest, goofiest, love ball I've ever met. Unusual yes, but not unheard of, and I really have a soft spot for the big boys.

I strongly prefer in home boarding with a greyhound parent, which is what we do for long trips, and we have a dog sitter who drops in for the occasional overnight. But if you're going to do actual boarding, I agree about an overnight first, and I would also ask about and ask to see fire suppression systems, particularly if they're not staffed 24/7. I boarded my first dog for a while at his vet, and even though he knew them, and was pretty laid back and bomb proof, and it was a good veterinary practice, he got much better care and was happier "boarding" with a GT family.

Thank you all, and I'm sorry for everyone else who's lost a dog this way. His checkup was scheduled for next week, but I'm trying to tell myself I doubt that getting it done earlier would have helped, he'd last been seen only a few months ago. Thank you for adding his name to the bridge kids list, I'll post something about him there when I'm ready.

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